Chelsea vs Aston Villa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Chelsea play Aston Villa in Premier League (England). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 18:30. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Chelsea: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Aston Villa: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chelsea scores 1.53 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Aston Villa scores 1.47 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chelsea 63%, Aston Villa 58%. Over 2.5: Chelsea 66%, Aston Villa 53%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Chelsea has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.47. Chelsea: 13.4 shots per match, Aston Villa: 12.7.

Match halves

Chelsea: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.84. Aston Villa: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Chelsea: 46-60 (14 goals). Aston Villa: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
ChelseaAston Villa
14Shots11
ChelseaAston Villa
3Shots on target8
ChelseaAston Villa
1.67xG1.44
ChelseaAston Villa
6Corners7
ChelseaAston Villa
79Dangerous attacks27
ChelseaAston Villa
16Fouls8
ChelseaAston Villa
5Cards3
ChelseaAston Villa

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ChelseaAston Villa
1.53Goals scored / match1.47
ChelseaAston Villa
1.37Goals conceded / match1.29
ChelseaAston Villa
58%Average possession54%
ChelseaAston Villa
4.37Shots on target / match4.47
ChelseaAston Villa

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.39Shots per match12.71
ChelseaAston Villa
4.37Shots on target4.47
ChelseaAston Villa
11.4%Shot conversion11.6%
ChelseaAston Villa
58%Possession54%
ChelseaAston Villa
1.54xG for1.47
ChelseaAston Villa
1.31xG against1.46
ChelseaAston Villa

Shooting quality

Chelsea: BalancedAston Villa: Balanced
ChelseaAston Villa
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Aston Villa is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Chelsea · 1.4 pts / match - Aston Villa

Chelsea
LLDWL
Season result split
37% W26% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-10-14
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-7
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Aston Villa
LLDWW
Season result split
50% W21% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-8-11
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-6-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Aston Villa is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.37 goals / match - Chelsea · 1.29 goals / match - Aston Villa

Chelsea scoring profile: very strong

Chelsea scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Aston Villa keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

Aston Villa scoring profile: very strong

Aston Villa scores in 74% of matches (28 of 38 matches), while Chelsea keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

58Goals scored (season)56
ChelseaAston Villa
52Goals conceded (season)49
ChelseaAston Villa
2.89Average goals in match2.76
ChelseaAston Villa
5Goals scored (last 5)9
ChelseaAston Villa
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
ChelseaAston Villa

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal74%
ChelseaAston Villa
45%2 goals45%
ChelseaAston Villa
18%3 goals18%
ChelseaAston Villa
5%4 goals11%
ChelseaAston Villa

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal76%
ChelseaAston Villa
45%2 goals32%
ChelseaAston Villa
16%3 goals16%
ChelseaAston Villa
0%4 goals5%
ChelseaAston Villa

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time24%
ChelseaAston Villa
0%BTTS in both halves8%
ChelseaAston Villa
24%Scored in both halves37%
ChelseaAston Villa

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
ChelseaAston Villa
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
ChelseaAston Villa
80%BTTS - last 580%
ChelseaAston Villa

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
ChelseaAston Villa
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
ChelseaAston Villa
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
ChelseaAston Villa

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
ChelseaAston Villa
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
ChelseaAston Villa
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
ChelseaAston Villa

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Chelsea is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Chelsea · 1.21 pts / match - Aston Villa

Chelsea - half-time state
39% leading29% draw32% trailing
Aston Villa - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.21
ChelseaAston Villa
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.55
ChelseaAston Villa
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
ChelseaAston Villa
1.32Average goals (1st half)1.16
ChelseaAston Villa
53%Clean sheet before half-time50%
ChelseaAston Villa
50%No goal before half-time53%
ChelseaAston Villa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.68
ChelseaAston Villa
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
ChelseaAston Villa
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
ChelseaAston Villa
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.61
ChelseaAston Villa
50%Clean sheet after half-time58%
ChelseaAston Villa
45%No goal after half-time37%
ChelseaAston Villa

Chelsea - second-half results

34% W37% R29% P
56
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding95%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 37%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Aston Villa - second-half results

45% W34% R21% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Chelsea - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Aston Villa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.20
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Chelsea
ScoredConceded
6
11
0-15
7
6
16-30
13
7
31-45
14
8
46-60
9
9
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (14 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Aston Villa
ScoredConceded
4
9
0-15
6
5
16-30
11
9
31-45
11
10
46-60
10
7
61-75
14
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+77%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Chelsea

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Aston Villa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

ChelseaLigaAston Villa
Average goals in match 2.892.75 2.76
Both teams scored 63%56% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 66%55% 53%
Clean sheets 24%26% 24%
Goal before half-time 82%72% 74%
Goal after half-time 79%79% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Chelsea 1 - 0 - 0 Aston Villa. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Chelsea vs Aston Villa?

The Premier League match finished Chelsea 1:2 Aston Villa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Chelsea vs Aston Villa?

Chelsea score 1.53 goals per game on average and Aston Villa 1.47. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Chelsea's matches and 58% of Aston Villa's.

What form are Chelsea and Aston Villa in?

Over the last 5 games Chelsea have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Aston Villa 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chelsea vs Aston Villa?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Chelsea vs Aston Villa: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.